JOHANNESBURG – In occasion of Africa Health Exhibition & Congress 2018 we got in touch with Professor Mike Wells. He is Emergency Physician at Netcare Union Hospital and Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

With him we are going to know more about emergency drug dosing in children. In particular, how the evaluations must be carried out and which could be the risks.

Prof. Mike Wells, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of the Witwatersrand

QUESTION LIST

Prof. Wells ,  let us talk about children in emergency situations.  Which are the most common drugs used?

The administration of drugs cannot be taken as an easy matter. So, how the evaluation of administration has to be carried out? Which are the criteria?

In what sense weight estimation influences drug administration?

What are the risks for a children in case of a wrong drug administration?

You will be take part in the Africa Health Exhibition & Congress 2018 in Johannesburg as speaker. What will be your intervention at the event?